The Lord of the Rings has already earned more than $5 million in ticket pre-sales ahead of the trilogy's new theatrical re-release this weekend. Peter Jackson's classic fantasy films will return to ...

It's a story Jackson has told before, but it's a fun one — Mortensen had sustained the injury while "out with the Hobbits" — and apparently while surfing, his board had flipped up and caught him in ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Prosecutors revealed new disturbing details about a deadly downtown stabbing that happened on a CTA train early Saturday. Demetrius Thurman, a 40-year-old Chicago man, has been ...

A Lake County sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized Monday after being exposed to bear spray while performing a well-being check in Libertyville. The deputy was assisting the sheriff’s Crisis Outreach and ...

California wildlife authorities are urging residents of a small Central California town to lock up their pets and secure livestock following a series of mountain lion attacks. Multiple animals have ...

The FBI said Friday that it foiled a terrorist attack planned for New Year’s Eve in North Carolina. Federal law enforcement officials announced at a press conference that Christian Sturdivant, 18, of ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Multiple animals have been killed by a mountain lion in the Monterey County community of Corral de Tierra. State ...

Families in the Colorado town of Erie are calling for town officials to take action over an increase in coyote and possible mountain lion attacks, including deadly ones, on pets — sometimes in the ...

Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of trying to attack President Vladimir Putin’s residence in northern Russia, which President Trump said he was “very angry” about, even as Kyiv has denied it happened.

ST. LOUIS – An abandoned football field near Louisiana Avenue and South Grand Boulevard in Dutchtown has become an unofficial dog park for neighborhood residents. Many owners say the open space has ...

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants. By Helene Cooper Saikou ...